IoIC’s annual conference and awards go virtual due to social distancing restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Coronavirus Advice Centre is created on ioic.org.uk – a dedicated space including 75 links on topics such as mental health, wellbeing and the evolving nature of hybrid working.
The Profession Map relaunches after a review by an expert professional development advisory board.
Covid-19 forces many people to work from home, with the entire world going into lockdown by March 2020.
Stock markets across the world crash on 20 February 2020, though the biggest drop was on 16 March, or Black Monday II.
The UK Government announces the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in March to allow employers to still pay part of employees’ salaries despite the impact of the pandemic. However, 114 million people lose their jobs over 2020, largely due to the impact of the pandemic and resulting lockdowns.
Zoom’s daily users in March 2020, up from 10 million in December 2019.
Protests against police brutality begin in Minneapolis on 26 May, following the murder of George Floyd.
Covid-19 is declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.
Parasite becomes the first non-English language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
Australian bushfires, during late 2019 and early 2020, affect nearly three billion animals, according to a major assessment of the ecological toll of the “black summer” blazes.